1
: making a loud deep sound
his booming voice
2
: growing or expanding very quickly
a booming business
3
: forcefully or powerfully executed
hit a booming serve
Examples of booming in a Sentence
We're not benefiting from the country's booming economy.
Suddenly the children heard Grandpa's booming voice demanding that they get down from the roof.
a tennis player with a booming serve
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Shares of the technology giant with a booming cloud-computing business surged in response to earnings earlier this month.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Texas State is located in a booming corridor between Austin and San Antonio.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Although long in the shadow of Texas, Southern Methodist, Texas Christian, Texas A&M, Baylor and Texas Tech, Texas State is a growing university located in San Marcos, a booming suburb located on Interstate 35 about halfway between Austin and San Antonio.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Soon, the brand leveraged its booming popularity with more styles, expanding to Mary Janes, clogs, flip-flops, and sneakers.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Texas State is located in a booming corridor between Austin and San Antonio.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Although long in the shadow of Texas, Southern Methodist, Texas Christian, Texas A&M, Baylor and Texas Tech, Texas State is a growing university located in San Marcos, a booming suburb located on Interstate 35 about halfway between Austin and San Antonio.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Soon, the brand leveraged its booming popularity with more styles, expanding to Mary Janes, clogs, flip-flops, and sneakers.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booming. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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booming
adjective
boom·ing
ˈbü-miŋ 
1
: making a deep sound
his booming voice
2
: forcefully or powerfully done
hit a booming serve
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